1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Television miniseries
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CHONG
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From Panther to The Matrix
Marcus Chong is an American actor known for playing Huey Newton in Panther and Tank in The Matrix.
Roles across film and television
Marcus Chong appeared as a young actor in the television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. His later work included both film and television productions.
In Mario Van Peebles's Panther, Chong portrayed Huey P. Newton, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party. The film offers a dramatized account of the organization's early years.
Chong later played Tank in The Matrix. As the Nebuchadnezzar's operator, Tank helps guide the crew when they enter the simulated world.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED and do not represent his complete filmography.
Selected performances
1995
Panther
Huey P. Newton
1999
The Matrix
Tank
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Cinemateca Portuguesa — Panther credits
- SFGATE — Panther interview
- Rotten Tomatoes — film credits
- IMDb — credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.